English word origin

Etymology of ovi-

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin ōvi-, combining form (in e.g. ōviparus) of ōvum (“egg”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

prefix

Egg. · Ovum.

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Learned borrowing from Classical Latin ōvi-, combining form (in e.g. ōviparus) of ōvum (“egg”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

prefix

Sheep.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin ovis (“sheep”).

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Derivation mentionovisla

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